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October 2022

NOAA Science Camp Creatively Immerses Kids in Marine Science

In the third consecutive summer of pandemic-related closures, NOAA Science Camp brought new programming to the beach during an extreme low tide. Read here.

More News

• UW Graduate Selected as 2022–2023 WSG Keystone Fellow
  
  

• Drone Videos Show Height of Tsunamis Based on UW Modeling
  
  

• Sustainable Seafood Series: Savory Japanese Custard (Chawanmushi) Featuring Shrimp and Rockfish
  
  

• Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative: Kkapesen Neimatau. The Talk of Sea
  
  

• WSG Crab Team: Crab Team Welcomes Project Assistant and Postdoctoral Fellow
  
  

• WSG Crab Team: Crab Team Welcomes Student Assistant
  

WSG Around the Web

• Sea Grant Fellowships Launch Green Careers, Port of Seattle
  The WSG Hershman and Keystone Fellowships place recent graduates in host offices around the state, including the Port of Seattle.
  
  

• Rising Tide: Pacific Northwest Could Soon Double or Triple its Small Number of Seaweed Farms, KUOW
  Meg Chadsey, WSG outreach specialist, has been a leader in this effort.
  
  

• Port of Lopez Launches a New Free Pumpout Boat in Fisherman Bay, The Islands’ Sounder
  WSG manages the boater education initiative Pumpout Washington.
  
  

• Rep. Kilmer Joins Others in Push for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species, KXRO News Radio
  WSG staff participated in an event with Rep. Kilmer to discuss European green crab.
  
  

• Washed away, not today — Westport schools participate in tsunami drill, The Daily World
  WSG’s coastal hazards specialist is heavily involved in helping to build resiliency in the coastal community of Westport.

DEI Spotlight

Washington Sea Grant is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. This section highlights a monthly resource to deepen our understanding of how social justice, marine science, and policy intersect.

In a recent discussion amongst WSG staff, we talked about the importance of DEI work being heart-centered. This article from Human Impact Partners provides a lovely perspective on embodying a heart-centered practice in a racial justice framework. Read it here.

Events

• First Aid at Sea Workshop, Seattle, WA, November 4

  Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, first aid kits, and more.
  
  

• Marine Weather Workshop, Port Angeles, WA, November 5

  Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water.
  

Opportunities

• Crab Team Community Science Specialist
  This new position is an integral member of WSG’s outreach team, working independently and collaboratively with WSG colleagues, university and government researchers, natural resource managers, coastal communities, and the public.